†family Eridophyllidae Fromentel 1861 (horn coral)
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Eridophyllidae
Parent taxon: Cyathophyllina according to D. Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Bethanyphyllidae, Campophyllidae, Cyathophyllidae, Ptychophyllidae, Zaphrentidae
Subtaxa: Cylindrophyllinae Eridophyllinae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (5 collections), Canada (12: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (1), Morocco (1), New Zealand (5), Spain (7), United States (60: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio)
• Silurian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario)
Total: 93 collections including 119 occurrences